The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 16, 1928, Page 2

Detroit Ca SARAH VICTOR DESCRIBES HOW SUBS ARE MADE Two Cents a Day Buys “Daily” for 1 Year Sarah Victor, DAILY WORKER svbseription agent in the Detroit dis- trict, has pushed the work of sub col- lecting in her area far up towards the head of the column in the big na- tional drive. Her success has been the envy of many of the agents in other districts who feel that they have spent all the energy they have on the work and yet have failed to reap the maximum results. Sarah Vietor gives the following account of her work, “The DAILY WORKER needs sub- seribers—many of them—in order to | survive,” Sarah Victor states. “It is up to us to get them. The DAILY WORKER iis too valuable an organ of the working class to be allowed to perish for lack of support. The only trouble is the difficulty of getting subseribers. You may find the fol- lowing suggestions helpful in round- ing up subscribers. [ have used them successfully in my district. “4, I ask each Party member sub- scriber, when he has finished his copy of The DAILY WORKER, to leave it at the door of a neighbor and to continue this daily for avout two weeks. At the end of this time, the member generally visits this neighbor and discusses the paper with him. If there has been any encouragement he si i THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928 ion Leader Explains Her Big ‘Wo y as om * in New York. Critics praised High Praise for Elevator Boy’s Painting Paintings of John Hailstalk, (above) an elevator oper- ator, were considered of sufficient merit to be exhibited along with works of Sargent and other famous artists at a gallery are many talented workers in this country whose condition of poverty prevent them from exercising their talent. Occa- sionally, as in the case of Hailstalk, the wealthy patrons of art condescend to take up a talented worker, as a fad. the worker's art highly. There PROGRESSIVES CALL MINERS TO NEW DRIVE (DOCUMENT TELLS MINERS STORY OF LONG FIGHT Lewis Machine and Mine Owners Attacked (Continued from Page One) lot of our people blame the interna- tional and the district officers. “And This Is Why—” “Either you officers do not know what is roing on in this local or you are selling us out. “A couple of times some. clothes came from some other place in boxes. And nobody except three or four men knew what was in them. “And that is why a lot of people are discouraged and have returned to work. “But a lot of them are ready to ouit working again and come back out with us if we hed better conditions in Local Union 2232. “Please give us a little advice.” Unafraid to Speak. The statement is signed by Marko Kavicevich, but it carries the signa- tures of the following others: Tony Jerant, John Jerant, Steve Despot, Pete Andler, Thos. Ivanac, Steve Juretovich, Leo Lustek, Ottee Husles, Joe Huret, Charly Voren, Mi- tro Wuckoh, John Krispalusy, Mike Kabaly, Mike Danovich, Frank Dra- gula, Mili Foster, Peter Babich, Dan Knesovich, John Kornuta, John Lut- z0, Tony Lembed. Joe Jovorshy, John Oleska. Pudlop Tustech, Joe Urcho, Emry Hribos, John Shebelka, Joe Ra- tica. Mikail Zivnoskas, Steve Fidek, Geo. Ratica, John Onopney, Antoni The authors of this document were Air View of Flood Tearing Path Thru Valley aken as the waters from the broken San Francisquito dam were tearing down on the Santa Clara valley, leaving in their wake death and devas- tation for the workers of the valley. Santa Paula is directly in the path of the torrent, shown heading towards the Pacific. This aerial photo was t Makers’ Union, Local 17962, which is now on strike, have been exposed in a sell-out against the union, The five members, all drivers, one of whom is Joe Paresi, the representative of the drivers’ section of the union, have been shown to have been dealing with the employers behind the backs of the union membership and to have be- PAPER BOX UNION IN EXPOSE OF SELLOUT Five members of the Paper Box@filiated with the association who have already signed agreements with the Paper Box Makers’ Union leave their jobs./ This is absolutely without the authority of the Paper Box Makers’ Union.” DEALER FINANCES. PLAN WHITEWASH FOR CALIFORNIA FLOOD GRAFTERS State Inquiry to Seek Scapegoats (Continued from Puge One) farmers may be blamed; workers may be accused of “incompetent work” in the construction of the dam. Thousands of farmers. have been bit- ter in their resentment following the persistent robbery of their |water rights by state officials working in cooperation with realtors. In a state which passed the first criminal syndicalism law and where workers are persecuted and im- prisoned for mere membership in militant organizations, it would not be considered surprising if the state officials, eager to shift responsibility for thejr criminal corruption, might raise the hue and crue of “sabotage.” * * * White-Wash Beginning MOOR PARK, Cal., March 15.— The first verdict in the St. Francis dam disaster was rendered here to- day when a coroner’s jury found the nine persons whose bodies were re- covered in this vicinity “came to their death through the breaking of the St. Francis Dam.” No responsibility was fixed in the verdict. More Jobs Created by State in Knapp Case and other felonies against Mrs. lets me know in seme manner. Wheth- (Continued from Page One) Liberty bonds and War Saving! narari ‘ : ‘ trayed the smail group of men whom i er the first has been a success or not, |$25 for the document, which was|stamps. If the workers couldn’t sup- Pome Wah Cowie clad Mie they led back to work in addition to | Preeti ae eenie ite he repeats these actions with another | Pittsburgh Coal Company instructed | port this then they had to go to jail] andler. . i the union itself. charges of forgery, grand larceny neighbor. I encourage these readers} it ioiuows: and lose there jobs. I was in jail|” : The following statement was is- 4 i qi not to give up the first refusal, but to try again and again. 2 Cents a Day. Of course it is true that $6.00 is a great deal for a worker to pay out all at once on a subscription, and this reason is often given for refus- | ing to subscribe. In such an instance, I suggest to the prospective subscrib~ er that he put away 2 cents a day, beginning with the day of his first subscribing. At this rate, at the end of a year, he will have easily made up the $6.00 for his next sub, without | having deprived himself of any other: necessity. This has been done success- fully by quite a few of the workers, “a . as they agree that 2c a day is not much to put aside, “A Ford worker told me one day that he turns his pay envelope over to his wife (I don’t suppose any one else has ever had that experience), and that she allows him only enough for his earfave and lunches, But he fools her. He takes the two cents for his DAILY WORKER out of his lunch money. “In this way I pay for my subscription,” he ended. I felt sorry in a way, and told him that I felt this was almost too great a sacrifice. “Oh no!” he said, “the brain needs food a swell as the belly.” MUST SEND BACK “The United States Senate Invesii- gating Committee is now visiting the «xittsbargh district. Clean up ail ui- sightly conditions. Keep our poiice im .he background. Avoid ali arresis. instruct our men to keep out of trouble. If the committee decides to question any of our employes see to it that you present men you can (rust and who can be depended upon to give the rigut kind of answers. if you are examined by the committee do not answer any questions you think might pe harmiul to our incerests. The coim- pany will! protect you. Lhe company nas mailed a spirited letter to eacu individual employe. lf you know oi any unsatisfactory condition in com- pany camps or barracks, see that it is eliminated at once.” Brundidge explained that he led the sub-committee to tie home of wars Charles 44, who testified last wee. that her husband had been “fireu because she talked “too much” to th committee. Strikebreakers at the Coverdale mine of the Pittsburgh Terminal Company are held virtual slaves in the camp, Brundidge declared. Conditions at che Moon Kun Camp of the Pittsburgh Coal Company and Horning Number Four Mine of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corpora- tion, Brundidge testified were fearful. At “Starvation Camp” near aviila, Penna., he reported he interviewed 85 30 days in Beaver, Pa., because I re- fused to carry out this order. There is no liberty for us under the capi- alist system. There is no liberty in the United Mine Workers of America under John L. Lewis. Both must go if we are to have liberty. We must get rid of John L. Lewis and his machine. —LOCAL UNION, 359 U. M. W. A, Springfield, Ill. POLICE ATTACK ANT-NORTYITES. Plane Drops Leaflets Exposing Murderers (Continued from Page One) Anti-Horthy League, spoke. The wei- come of the 572 fascists, guilty of the murder and torture of thousands of workers, by American cizicials, was scored at both meetings. Hundreds of the leaflets fell on the speakers’ platform _and on the crowd surrendering it. apparently convinced that it was use- less. to address themselves to Presi- dent John L. Lewis. They appear to have thought Murray was a bit more honest. Authors Accused. Murray turned the letter over. to International, Organizer Lawrence Dwyer, who is called “Duke” Dwyer in a supvlementary stotement sent cut by the same loca! union. Dwyer, ene of the Lewis “nobility” in the miners’ union, thereunon accused the authors of being “red” and even in a moment of rage called them scabs. “While the striking miners with their wives and children are’ strug- gling against the attacks of the Vesta Coal Co., 9 subsidiary of the Jones & | Lauchlin Steel Corp.,” the miners’ supplementary statement says in vart, “the wives are being insulted by the company’s hired thugs, better} known as ‘yellow dogs’. “Czar” Lewis’ “Duke,” “International Organizer Dwyer is in chnree of Vista No. 6 Mine. This! international organizer is a ‘duke’ of John L. Lewis. The Iatter is the ‘ozar’ of the United Mine Worker This ‘Duke’ Dwyer, who received $3,. 288.83 for personal expenses and sal- ary from Jume to December, 1927, is he doing organization work or disor- ganization work? It seems as if he has carried out the disorganization sued yesterday by the Paper Box Makers’ Union: “A section of the striking paper box drivers has returned to work out- side the authority or knowledge of the Paper Box Makers’ Union. This union has carried on for more than two weeks a strike in whi-: 1,500 men and women fought without a single break for recognition of this union and a moderate basic wage and work week. Also Deutsch. “Unknown to this office a group of workers under the leadership of Joe Paresi, the representative of the driv- ers, Paul Deutsch, Joseph Peluso, James Reynoldo and Frank Mardra- chi, under the advice,:it is believed, of other parties whose purposes are yet to be disclosed, sold out their union brothers by going back to the bosses. This group, it has been dis- closed, has been working together with the bosses from the beginning. “This sell-out was accomplished in spite of the fact that more than one- third of the affected shops had al- ready signed with the Paper Box Makers’ Union and there was every reason to suppose that a complete set- *\tlement would have been accomplish- ed within a day or two. s Betray Own Men Also. The Paresi’ outfit betrayed their own men as well as other workers in the industry. The agreement pro- famili ho didn’t = h i ini i ™ Totes Thy. hides for ie anne eee the members of the| policies of ‘Czar’ Lewis. During the aorta alld Me ed an eae : is : orthy delegation were welcomed by|time he has been in charge of the | union demanded a 46-hour week with “DEFENSE” LISTS Funds Needed at Once to Aid “Daily” (Continued jrom Page One) they are returned half filled or less than half filled, the life of the paper will be endangered that much. “The life of the worker: squarely in their hands,” R: tinued. “Only they can save it. The negligence can destroy it, The work- ers of this country have rallied to the | paper time after} They will have to rally many ; times more before their enemies have | defense of the’ time. been defeated and The DAILY WORKER saved from the conspiracies with-which the Wall Street govern- ment will not cease to attack it. “Send in your ‘Saye The DAILY WORKER?’ lists today. Send ‘hem in with a full quota of contributions. Your class enemies are already plan- ning fresh attacks against your pa-/} Lewis Machine Ruins Dist. 14. (By a Worker Corresponden*) SPRINGFIELD, IIL, siarch 13.— The Kansas miners under Howat and Dorchy six years ago ‘had an organi- zation that could not be the tool of the operators. From one end of the fields to the other the’ Kansas miners were enjoying the best condi ions and the District officers forced the opera- tors to live up to the contract. Now ince the industrial court fight and the betrayal by Lewis and _ the shell of its former self. Over four thousand miners have recently left he organization and the non-union fields are on all sides slowly creeping in and will continue to do so unless the left wing becomes active. All the crafts of Pittsburg, Kansas whose growth depended upon the miners are now decaying because the backbone of the A. F. of L. has been broken. Over a dozen unions can count decrease in membership and only here and there through ieft wing per. Defeat them with your dona. | activity will new members be brought tions. Rush your contributions to The DAILY WORKER, 33 First St., New York City. MASS EVICTIONS INN. Y. FORESEEN ALBANY, March 15.—The eviction in. In the ball park at Pittsburg there seems to be a memorial for John L. Lewis, a “K. K. K.” cross that can be seen from a great distance at night. In 1917 and 1918 John L. L wis instructed and the bosses and operators helped to have all miners possible to join the army and buy eparate agreement the District is aj Mayor Walker at the City Hall Wed- nesday and at the ceremony yester- day as “democratic pilgrims,” the statu.e of the Hungarian liberator | was unveiled “in the name of the roy- al Hungarian government” by Imnc de Josixa, chaiman. Count Szecheazi Hungarian ambassador to the Unitea States, was intrcduced as a “repre- sentative of the Kingdm of Hungary.” White Terrorists Speak. About 1400 police were lined up mg ihe route of the parade which I ceeded the unveiling. They were in charge of Phillip D. Hoyt, deputy commissioner, and Inspector Patrick S. McCormick, and included 100 ser- geants and four captains. Among the other speakers on the platform inside the ring of steel were two bishops; Baron Perenyi, head of the. delegation; Eugene Sipoez, may- or of Budapest; Dr. John Hinley, as- sociate edi or of the New York Times and Sen. Robert L. Owen, of Okla-, homa,, : In the fascist delegation are 25 members of the Hungarian parlia- ment which recently passed a law decreeing life imprisonment for all members of the Hungarian Commun- ist Party; a number of newspaper editors who have led in the inciting of the Horthy pogroms against Buda- pest and other cities, and leaders in many other fascist and anti-labor so- strike at Vesta Mine No. 6 several miners have un‘villingly gone back to work because he was unable to supply relief or because he was too busy at the speak-easy on Middle Street, West Brownsville. ii “The rank and file in their bar- arbitration in six months; no hours are mentioned in their agreement. The Paresi “union” also gave up ‘the demand for legal holidays off, and time and a half for overtime. “Paresi has demanded that drivers now working for employers not af- racks are tired of these conditions.” Industry Slump Survey PHILADELPHIA, March 15. That further reductions in the work- ing standards of the workers in the textile industry is imminent is borne ut by the fact that financial and ‘ndustrial interests of the textile in- dustry al} over the country are sched- uled to hold a conference here tomor- row to discuss the reasons for the removal of many mills to the south- ern states, Local textile mill owners and other “qualified” observers are predicting in the press that the con- ference will find “high wazes” at the bottom of most of their difficulties. FEDERAL PRISON WANTED. ALBANY, N. Y., Mar. 15.—Con- gress today was asked in a resolution adopted by the senate, to provide an institution in New York State for the confinement of all persons charged cieties in Hungary. with crime against the federal gov- ernment, Bosses Plan Textile | spread Daily Worker and get a new newsstand » Sympathizers. and readers we ask you to speak to your nearest newsdealer. He should order the DAILY. WORKER. Fill out the coupon and send it to us. Circulation Dept, Daily Worker, Graft Inauiry Discloses $34,000 Item That a $34,000 advertising cam- paign bill incurred in the election of Maurice E. Connolly as boro presi- dent of Queens was paid by a check by Fred M, Curran, secretary for John M. Phillips, sewer pipe dealer, was shown before Moreland Commis- sioner Clarence J. Shearn in the in- vestigation of the $29,500,000 Queens sewer pipe graft, Evidence connecting Phillips, with the payment of the campaign adver- tising bill was given by Charles Cape- hart, an advertising man. The com- missioner was notified by Connolly that he had filed charges against Frederick B. Seeley, $7,200-a-year de- sign engineer of the Queens sewer bureau with the municipal civil sery- ice, This resulted from Shearn’s de- mand upon Mayor Walker that Con- nolly produce Seeley or discharge | him from the city’s service. Seeley ie believed to be in Florida with Phil- ips. Florence E. S. Knapp, former repub- lican secretary of state, for presen- tation to a special grand jury next month, Attorney General Albert Ot~- tinger today announced the appoint- ment of two more special deputies. Moreland Commissioner Randall J. Leboeuf, following an investigation, charged Mrs. Knapp with several fel- onies in connection with her admin- istration of the $1,200,000 1925 cen- sus fund. Plane Starts Flight To Aid Destitute “SELFRIDGE FIELD, ‘Mt. Clemens, Mich., Mar. 15.—A plane hopped off today from Selfridge Field for the snow-bound upper peninsula to deliver food and medicine to the marooned villages of Detour and Rabor, where two persons are critically ill and hun- dreds are facing the threat of hun- ger. The hopes of the villagers are pinned on the fliers. A snowmobile, carrying 1,000 pounds of supplies, was lost today in a severe blizzard some- where on the 60-mile stretch south of Saulte Ste. Marie. 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Two weeks vacation at UNITY CAMP, for $35.00, including transportation, pald Name of 700,000 persons in New York City after June 1 if the emergency rent laws are not extended was predicted by spokesmen for the tenants here to- day. Landlord organizations supported by the state housing board are using pressure on both the republican and democratic parties for the defeat of a bill that would extend the rent laws for another year. Darwin R. James, chairman of the housing board, is using his influence to defeat the bill on the grounds that the omergenoy is past. Wingdale, N. ¥., at convenience. Address No. of Copies .....+.5 My Name and THe eee e eee Photo on the left shows a composograph of Charies Yele Harrison, recently returned from the (ront-line trenches in Nicaragua, persuading a skeptical friend to come to the “Red Revue” tonight. Harrison succeeded, Photo in center shows dejected individual who got left out in the cold because he was late in buying his ticket. 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